Criminalized and Disabled

A Sociological Criminology Beyond the Crime
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-2732-1
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This groundbreaking book offers a powerful sociological and criminological exploration of disability, autism and mental health within the criminal justice system (CJS). Through life stories and critical analysis, it exposes the stigmatisation, miscommunication and injustices faced by neurodivergent individuals and their families. Drawing on care ethics and the concept of ‘careless’ and ‘careful’ spaces, the book reveals how structural inequalities shape everyday experiences and responses to difference.

With a focus on the emotional, practical and socio-political landscape, it addresses an overlooked area of research into the CJS. It offers new insights for policy, practice and research—insights that respect complexity, encourage empathy and make the invisible visible.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rogers, Chrissie

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Beyond the Crime – Telling Stories

3. Criminalized & Disabled - Mapping the Landscape, Listening to Professionals

4. Before & During Criminalization – Stories from the Men as Boys

5. A Sentence for Life – Mothering & Pathways to Crime

6. Crossing Boundaries & Sex Offending

7. Mothers as Caring Victims - Arrest to Incarceration

8. Arrest, Incarceration & Criminalized Disabled Men

9. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Chrissie Rogers is Professor of Sociology and Major Leverhulme Trust Fellow at the University of Kent.